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Happy Monday everyone!

Rep. Tom Taylor contacted me on Friday with the attached information.to share with you. I'll also include it below for you. If you are interested in what is going on with DeKalb public schools and have an opinion, then please read what Tom has to say and write a letter for him to deliver to the Governor and the State BOD tomorrow!

Did you love Downton Abbey's shocking season 3 ending last night OR NOT? Please take this one question poll because I'm curious. I'll leave the poll open until Friday so that if you haven't had a chance to watch it then you can! I left the comments forum open on the website so anyone can enter a comment but if you haven't seen it yet and don't want to know the ending then don't read the comments and wait to take the poll!

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Tom Taylor willing to hand deliver your letters regarding DeKalb Public Schools directly to Governor Deal and the State Board of Education

Fellow Citizens,

Many of you, especially those with children in DeKalb public schools have contacted me asking how you can participate in what is currently happening with our school system. The fact that SACS has placed the entire DeKalb School system on academic probation, which is only one step from loss of accreditation, is very serious. For more on this, please read this op-ed piece written by Tom Taylor

I recommend that if you feel so inclined, please write a personal letter to Governor Deal and/or the Georgia State Board of Education. Emails are fine, but a personal letter, hand delivered by my office to the Governor or the State BOE guarantees that your thoughts and opinions land where they need to go.

My Chief of Staff Page Olson will be collecting letters at her home now through next Tuesday, February 19th. She lives at 1148 Redfield Ridge in Dunwoody. She'll have a box at the top of her driveway for your to deposit you letter. Make sure that it is marked to go to either Governor Deal, the State BOE or both. I'll hand deliver to both offices on Wednesday morning the 20th.

You are all encouraged to come down to the Sloppy Floyd building, 20th floor (across from the Capitol) Thursday, February 21st at 8am to witness the hearing between our DeKalb BOE and the State Board. You will need a photo ID to get in. If you can't be there in person, watch it streamed live on the Department of Education website.

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Downton Abbey Season 3 Ending Survey

(no spoilers!)

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